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EBES 2011 CONFERENCE - ZAGREB CONFERENCE PROGRAM OCTOBER 13-15, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB ZAGREB, CROATIA HOSTED BY SPONSORED BY the President of the Republic of Croatia & Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Istanbul Economic Research Association EBES 2011 Conference Program October 13-15, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 (DAY 1) REGISTRATION: 08:00 - 08:30 OPENING SPEECH: 08:30 - 09:00 Room: 3 Hakan Danis, President, EBES and Senior Economist, BBVA Compass Bank, USA Tonci Lazibat, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia Boris Cota, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Chancellor of the President of the Republic of Croatia SESSION I: 09:00 - 10:40 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT I Room: 51 Chair: Paulo Jorge Reis Mourao Economic Growth Change and Poverty in Thailand during the Last Four Decades Sopin Jirakiattikul, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand Environment and Economic Development Interaction: The Case of Turkey Selahattin Bekmez, Adiyaman University, Turkey and Ferda Nakipoglu, University of Gaziantep, Turkey Institutional and Cultural Premises for the Development of Mutual Funds: A Panel-Data Analysis Tulbure Narcis, University of Pittsburgh (SUA) and Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania; Dragota Ingrid-Mihaela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania; and Catarama Delia, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Resources, Institutions, and Technologies: Game Modeling of Dual Relations Vladimir Matveenko, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Sustainable Growth Possibility in Deflationary Economic Culture Mindaugas Dapkus, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania and Violeta Pukeliene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania FINANCIAL CRISIS Room: 52 Chair: Irina Ivashkovskaya The Middle East and North Africa Oil Exporters after the Global Crisis Naci Yilmaz, Is Bankasi, Turkey and Bora Selcuk, Kadir Has University, Turkey The Financial Crisis and Changing Diversification Potential of Emerging Capital Markets Alexandra Horobet, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania; Alina Draghici, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania; and Laura-Gabriela Constantin, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania Macroeconomic Policies for Slovenia in the “Great Recession” Reinhard Neck, Klagenfurt University, Austria; Dmitri Blueschke, Klagenfurt University, Austria; and Klaus Weyerstrass, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria Fiscal Rule(s) in Times of Global Crisis: The Remedy or an Illusion? Sinan Sonmez, Atilim University, Turkey 1 EBES 2011 Conference Program October 13-15, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia Capital Flow Reversals During a Financial Crisis: Does the Pre-Crisis Composition Matter? Tomislav Globan, University of Zagreb, Croatia MONETARY ECONOMICS / INFLATION Room: 53 Chair: Sagi Akron Banking Tax in a Financial Accelerator Model: Some Lessons for the Euro Area Cristina Badarau, University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, France and Andreea Semenescu, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania Monetary Policy and Credit Cycles: A DSGE Analysis Cristina Badarau, University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, France and Alexandra Popescu, University of Orleans, France The Importance of Euro as a Currency and the Euroization in Macedonia Ylber Sela, South East European University, Macedonia; Jeta Hani, South East European University, Macedonia; and Kadishe Limani, South East European University, Macedonia Core Inflation in Croatia: VAR Approach Ivan Zilic, The Institute of Economics, Croatia Inflation Targeting in Developing Economies: Have They Overcome the Challenges? Sakshi Tomar, NSIT, Delhi University, India COFFEE BREAK: 10:40 - 10:50 SESSION II: 10:50 - 12:30 EDUCATION Room: 51 Chair: Alka Obadic Equal Access to Education: An Evaluation of the Roma Teaching Assistant Programme in Serbia Marianna Battaglia, Bocconi University, Italy and Lara Lebedinski, Bocconi University, Italy Graduates Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from Southern Italy Rosetta Lombardo, University of Calabria, Italy and Giovanni Passarelli, University of Calabria, Italy Pareto Improvements Reached through Knowledge Society Petr Wawrosz, University of Finance and Administration, Czech Republic and Herbert Heissler, University of Finance and Administration, Czech Republic The Effects of Economic Geography on Education in Romania Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Universidad de La Coruna, Spain; Andres Faina, Universidad de La Coruna, Spain; and Cosmin -Gabriel Bolea, Universidad de La Coruna, Spain University Efficiency and Public Funding for Higher Education in Bulgaria Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University, USA; Nikolay Nenovsky, Universite d'Orleans, USA; and Karin Tochkov, Texas A&M University Commerce, USA GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT II Room: 52 Chair: Sinan Sonmez Women Out, Children Out – The Effect of Female Labor on Portuguese Preschool Enrollment Rates Paulo Jorge Reis Mourao, University of Minho, Portugal 2 EBES 2011 Conference Program October 13-15, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia Assessing Human Development Performance of the Transitional Economies Hakan Mihci, Hacettepe University, Turkey Firms' Growth and the Dynamics of the Economy in the EU: What is the Role of Research and Innovation Policy? Pietro Moncada-Paterno-Castello, European Commission, Spain and Michele Cincera, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Potential of Ural Region in Euroasian Transport Infrastructure Elena Loseva, Institute of Economics of RAS Ural Branch, Russia Women Indicators of Economic Development: A Panel Data Approach Sebnem Er, Istanbul University, Turkey BANKING & FINANCE Room: 53 Chair: Marco Tronzano Latvia’s Banking Sector as a Part of Global Financial Environment Ramona Rupeika-Apoga, University of Latvia, Latvia Supervision Credit Risk Measures in the Time of Crisis: The Case of Macedonia Evica Delova-Jolevska, University American College, Macedonia and Ilija Andovski, University American College, Macedonia Impact Analysis of Factors Influencing Bank Capital Adequacy Marina Kudinska, University of Latvia, Latvia and Natalia Konovalova, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Latvia To Save or to Borrow? What Determines the Russian Households’ Financial Strategies? Maria Semenova, Centre for Institutional Studies, National Research University, Russia Financial Architecture and Bank Performance: Comparative Analysis of Emerging and Developed Markets Irina Ivashkovskaya, National Research University, Russia; Anastasia Stepanova, National Research University, Russia; and Olga Ivantsova, National Research University, Russia LUNCH: 12:30 - 13:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 13:30 - 14:00 Room: 3 Contemporary Marketing Practices - US and China Compared Wesley J. Johnston, Georgia State University, USA SESSION III: 14:15 - 16.15 ACCOUNTING / AUDIT Room: 51 Chair: Can Tansel Kaya Towards Full Costing Method in University of Zagreb Sanja Broz Tominac, Faculty for Economics and Business, Croatia; Ivana Drazic Lutilsky, Faculty of Economics and Business, Croatia; and Martina Dragija, Faculty of Economics and Business, Croatia 3 EBES 2011 Conference Program October 13-15, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia Formats for Primary Financial Statements of City Council: An International Comparison Guido Migliaccio, University of Sannio, Italy The Impact of IFRS Adoption on Public Sector Financial Statements Nives Botica Redmayne, Massey University, New Zealand; Fawzi Laswad, Massey University, New Zealand; and Kathryn Trewavas, Massey University, New Zealand Fair Value vs. Historical Cost: Which is Actually More Fair? Can Tansel Kaya, Yeditepe University, Turkey The Efficiency of Italian Bankruptcy Procedures Marco Bisogno, University of Salerno, Italy Voluntary Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by the Italian Private Firms: A Study of the Determinant Gaetano Matonti, University of Salerno, Italy and Guiseppe Iuliano, University of Salerno, Italy EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON EMERGING ECONOMIES Room: 52 Chair: Ali Haluk Erlat The Sustainability of Indian Fiscal Policy: A Reassessment of the Empirical Evidence Marco Tronzano, University of Genoa, Italy Investigating the Existence of Philips Loops: Empirical Evidence from Turkish Economy Can Tansel Tugcu, Nevsehir University, Turkey and Mert Topcu, Nevsehir University, Turkey Household Private Pension and Life Insurances Demand: A Multinomial Logit Model for Romania Dragota Ingrid-Mihaela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania; Ileanu Bogdan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania; and Pele Dan Traian, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania “Learning-by-exporting” Innovation Effects for Russian Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Panel Data Victoria Golikova, Higher School of Economics, Russia; Ksenia Gonchar, Higher School of Economics, Russia; and Boris Kuznetsov, Higher School of Economics, Russia Spatial Determinants of Innovative Productivity in Turkish Manufacturing Industry Pinar Falcioglu, Isik University, Turkey The Box-Jenkins Approach in Forecasting Total Energy Consumption in Croatia – Direct and Indirect Method Mirjana Cizmesija, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Jelena Knezovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia POLITICAL ECONOMY Room: 53 Chair: Dmitri Blueschke Looking Thailand’s Socio-Economic Growth Change through the Lens of Social Exclusion Sopin Jirakiattikul, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand “War on Terrorism”: An Unmatched “Spatial Fix” in the Course of the Dual Crisis of Capitalism and Hegemony Ekin Oyan Altuntas, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey South African Trade, Is the Trade, Development and